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  • 5:43 AM

    Canon

    Kate Moore

    Kate Moore: Dances and Canons

    Saskia Lankhoorn, piano

    15:32
  • 5:33 AM

    Passacaglia and Fugue

    Hans Krasa

    Silenced Voices

    Black Oak Ensemble

    8:52
  • 5:22 AM

    Cello Sonata

    Giovanni Bononcini

    Il Seminario Musicale

    8:53
  • 5:06 AM

    String Quartet No. 2 "musica instrumentalis": Sarabande Double, Sarabande Simple

    Aaron Jay Kernis

    Jasper String Quartet

    16:09
  • 5:01 AM

    Sonatina: 2nd movement

    Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

    Serenade to the Dawn

    Andrea Lieberknecht, flute

    4:32
  • 4:55 AM

    MLK

    U2

    On The Shoulders Of Giants

    Cantus

    2:58
  • 4:40 AM

    Seven Last Words of the Unarmed

    Joel Thompson

    University of Michigan Men's Glee Club

    Eugene Rogers, conductor

    14:50
  • 4:14 AM

    String Quartet

    Gabriel Faure

    Debussy, Faure, Ravel: String Quartets

    Ebene Quartet

    24:20
  • 4:06 AM

    Chaconne

    Marin Marais

    A French Soiree

    Trio Settecento

    6:19
  • 4:01 AM

    Prelude No. 4

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Rachmaninoff: Preludes and Melodies

    Alessio Bax, piano

    4:27
  • 3:52 AM

    Exodus

    Alex Berko

    Carols After A Plague

    The Crossing

    Donald Nally, conductor

    5:57
  • 3:48 AM

    Tami Lee Hughes, violin

    Ellen Bottorff, piano

    3:17
  • 3:31 AM

    Concerto for Strings

    Nino Rota

    Orchestra of La Scala, Milan

    Riccardo Muti, conductor

    15:27
  • 3:06 AM

    Mythic Gardens

    Howard Shore

    Howard Shore: Two Concerti

    21st Century Chamber Orchestra

    Ludwig Wicki, conductor

    Sophie Shao, cello

    23:29
  • 3:01 AM

    Dance of the Flowers

    Amy Beach

    Joanne Polk, piano

    4:41
  • 2:42 AM

    Symphony for Strings "...For Love is Strong as Death...": 3rd movement

    Richard Danielpour

    Danielpour: Talking to Aphrodite - Symphony for Strings - Kaddish

    Russian String Orchestra

    Misha Rachlevsky, conductor

    15:56
  • 2:24 AM

    Sonata for Flute, Viola, and Harp

    Claude Debussy

    Takemitsu: Toward The Sea III, Etc

    Aurele Nicolet, flute

    17:16
  • 2:18 AM

    Transmutation

    Julie Theriault

    La Pieta

    Angele Dubeau, conductor

    Angele Dubeau, violin

    3:47
  • 2:15 AM

    Il Giustino: La Gloria del mio Sangue

    Antonio Vivaldi

    Vivaldi's Cello

    Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra

    Ton Koopman, conductor

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    2:49
  • 2:06 AM

    Pieta

    Ulysses Kay

    Light in a Time of Darkness

    Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

    JoAnn Falletta, conductor

    Anna Mattix, English horn

    8:14
  • 2:01 AM

    Clio Gould, violin

    Rachel Portman, piano

    4:33
  • 1:47 AM

    Ballade

    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor

    Coleridge-Taylor

    Chineke! Orchestra

    Kalena Bovell, conductor

    11:35
  • 1:29 AM

    Piano Trio

    Josef Suk

    Suk: Complete Chamber Works

    Suk Trio

    15:31
  • 1:06 AM

    Symphonic Suite

    Leevi Madetoja

    Music by Leevi Madetoja & Tauno Pylkkanen

    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor

    21:37
  • 1:01 AM

    Orchestral Suite No. 4 "Mozartiana": Preghiera (Prayer)

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky: Suites Nos. 1-4

    Prague Symphony Orchestra

    Jiri Belohlavek, conductor

    4:37
  • 12:49 AM

    Quiet City

    Aaron Copland

    Barber, Ives, Copland: Adagio For Strings / Symphony No.3 / Quiet City

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Neville Marriner, conductor

    Michael Laird, trumpet

    8:40
  • 12:31 AM

    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand

    Maurice Ravel

    Ravel: Piano Concertos, Etc

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Claudio Abbado, conductor

    Michel Beroff, piano

    17:19
  • 12:17 AM

    String Symphony No. 4

    Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach

    CPE Bach Chamber Orchestra

    Hartmut Haenchen, conductor

    11:38
  • 12:06 AM

    Prince Igor: Overture

    Alexander Borodin

    Borodin

    Vancouver Symphony Orchestra

    Bramwell Tovey, conductor

    10:46
  • 12:01 AM

    Arabesque No. 2

    Claude Debussy

    Claude Debussy Arranged for Ten-String Guitar

    Anders Miolin, guitar

    4:54
  • 11:49 PM

    Irish Suite for Strings

    Arthur Duff

    Silver Apples of the Moon

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    Fionnuala Hunt, conductor

    10:06
  • 11:19 PM

    Symphony No. 40

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 40 & 41

    Musicians of the Louvre

    Marc Minkowski, conductor

    28:13
  • 11:14 PM

    Suite on Chinese Folk Tunes II: Love Song

    Bao Yuan-kai

    China National Symphony Orchestra

    Zuohuang Chen, conductor

    4:02
  • 11:06 PM

    Jonathan Biss, piano

    6:07
  • 11:01 PM

    Symphonic Metamorphosis: March

    Paul Hindemith

    Philharmonia Orchestra

    Neeme Jarvi, conductor

    4:41
  • 10:55 PM

    Etude No. 1 "La Fileuse"

    Laura Netzel

    Fredrik Ullen, piano

    3:00
  • 10:42 PM

    Sonata for Flute and Orchestra

    Francis Poulenc

    Twentieth Century Flute Concerti

    Scottish Chamber Orchestra

    Steuart Bedford, conductor

    Jennifer Stinton, flute

    12:04
  • 10:18 PM

    Hary Janos Suite

    Zoltan Kodaly

    Kodaly: Hary Janos Suite

    Budapest Festival Orchestra

    Ivan Fischer, conductor

    22:53
  • 10:13 PM

    We Shall Overcome

    Spiritual

    Mark O'Connor, violin

    Rieko Aizawa, piano

    3:03
  • 10:06 PM

    If You Should Go

    William Grant Still

    Alexa Still, flute

    Susan DeWitt Smith, piano

    1:27
  • 10:01 PM

    Edgar: Act I Prelude

    Giacomo Puccini

    Puccini

    Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

    Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor

    4:37
  • 9:51 PM

    The Cathedral (La Catedral)

    Agustin Barrios

    From The Jungles Of Paraguay: John Williams Plays Barrios

    John Williams, guitar

    6:57
  • 9:27 PM

    Clarinet Trio

    Johannes Brahms

    BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonatas Nos. 1 and 2 / Clarinet Trio

    Martin Frost, clarinet

    24:31
  • 9:12 PM

    Mandolin Concerto

    Johann Sebastian Bach

    Avi Avital: Bach

    Potsdam Chamber Academy

    Avi Avital, mandolin

    12:35
  • 9:06 PM

    Voyevoda: Trust me, my dear

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

    Peter Breiner, conductor

    4:24
  • 9:01 PM

    Waltz No. 9 "L'adieu"

    Frederic Chopin

    Chopin

    Claudio Arrau, piano

    4:42
  • 5:57 PM

    Yo-Yo Ma, cello

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    1:55
  • 5:29 PM

    Piano Concerto No. 2

    Herbert Howells

    Piano Concerto No 2 • Concerto For Strings • Three Dances

    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

    Vernon Handley, conductor

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    26:57
  • 5:20 PM

    Mignon: Overture

    Ambroise Thomas

    Offenbach: Gaite Parisienne; Gounod, Thomas, Chabrier

    Boston Symphony Orchestra

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    8:07
  • 5:17 PM

    Quirpa Guatirena (Guatire Wedding Dance)

    Vicente Emilio Sojo

    John Williams, guitar

    1:53
  • 5:06 PM

    Musica Antiqua Cologne

    Reinhard Goebel, conductor

    9:29
  • 5:01 PM

    3 Etudes

    Moritz Moszkowski

    Moskowski

    Esther Budiardjo, piano

    4:38
  • 4:49 PM

    Consecration of the House: Overture

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    Beethoven: Complete Overtures

    Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    Kurt Masur, conductor

    9:30
  • 4:25 PM

    Violin Concerto No. 5

    Henri Vieuxtemps

    Vieutemps, Saint-Saens: Violin Concertos

    London Symphony Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    Isabelle van Keulen, violin

    21:20
  • 4:21 PM

    Three Little Waltzes: Estrangement

    Frances Marion Ralston

    Joanna Goldstein, piano

    2:38
  • 4:06 PM

    Horn Concerto No. 11

    Giovanni Punto

    Academy of St Martin in the Fields

    Barry Tuckwell, horn

    14:21
  • 4:01 PM

    Connemara Suite: Evening Ceili

    Bill Whelan

    Irish Chamber Orchestra

    David Jones, conductor

    4:46
  • 3:50 PM

    Symphony No. 3 "Polish": Finale

    Peter Tchaikovsky

    Tchaikovsky Symphonies

    Russian National Orchestra

    Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

    8:38
  • 3:48 PM

    Fantasy Pieces: Et farvel

    Agathe Grondahl

    Backer Grondahl: Piano Works

    Sara Aimee Smiseth, piano

    1:57
  • 3:23 PM

    String Quartet No. 22 "Prussian"

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Emerson String Quartet

    23:14
  • 3:19 PM

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: Whistle While You Work

    Frank Churchill

    Lang Lang: The Disney Book

    Lang Lang, piano

    3:32
  • 3:06 PM

    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto

    Gustav Mahler

    Vienna Philharmonic

    Pierre Boulez, conductor

    11:01
  • 3:01 PM

    Suite No. 1

    Francois Chauvon

    Washington McClain, oboe

    Alison Melville, recorder

    Julia Wedman, violin

    Michael McCraw, bassoon

    Charlotte Nediger, harpsichord

    4:40
  • 2:50 PM

    Corsair: Overture

    Hector Berlioz

    Dresden State Orchestra

    Colin Davis, conductor

    8:44
  • 2:45 PM

    The Running Stream

    Zhu Jian-er

    Seow Yitkin Plays Popular Chinese Piano Pieces

    Yit Kin Seow, piano

    4:22
  • 2:25 PM

    Kuentz Chamber Orchestra

    Paul Kuentz, conductor

    Nicanor Zabaleta, harp

    17:25
  • 2:16 PM

    Long Road

    Eriks Esenvalds

    Wandering Heart

    Chor Leoni Men's Chorus

    Erick Lichte, conductor

    7:33
  • 2:06 PM

    L'assedio di Corinto (Siege of Corinth): Overture

    Gioacchino Rossini

    Prague Sinfonia Orchestra

    Christian Benda, conductor

    9:34
  • 2:01 PM

    Piano Sonata: Scherzo

    Franz Schubert

    A Character of Quiet

    Simone Dinnerstein, piano

    4:45
  • 11:37 AM

    Violin Concerto No. 1

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra

    Jun Markl, conductor

    Tianwa Yang, violin

    21:58
  • 11:24 AM

    Oboe Concerto

    Domenico Cimarosa

    Oboe Italiano

    Stuttgart Arcata Chamber Orchestra

    Patrick Strub, conductor

    Lajos Lencses, oboe

    10:23
  • 11:17 AM

    In the Garden

    Mily Balakirev

    Russian Piano Music

    Margaret Fingerhut, piano

    5:04
  • 11:06 AM

    The Walk to the Paradise Garden

    Frederick Delius

    Delius: Paris; In A Summer Garden; Brigg Fair Etc.

    BBC Symphony Orchestra

    Andrew Davis, conductor

    10:40
  • 11:01 AM

    October Reveries: Elm Trees in Moonlight

    Rick Sowash

    Seasonal Breezes: Five Chamber Works by Rick Sowash

    Josh Aerie, cello

    4:33
  • 10:43 AM

    Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis

    Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Vaughan Williams, Barber, Grainger, Faure, Satie

    Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra

    Leonard Slatkin, conductor

    15:35
  • 10:24 AM

    Fantastic Dances

    Joaquin Turina

    Rodrigo, Turina, Falla

    London Philharmonic Orchestra

    Enrique Batiz, conductor

    17:07
  • 10:18 AM

    Arabesque

    Joseph Turrin

    Radiance

    Mary Elizabeth Bowden, trumpet

    4:16
  • 10:06 AM

    Camerata Bern

    Thomas Furi, conductor

    11:27
  • 10:01 AM

    Encantamento

    Camargo Guarnieri

    Barbara Westphal, viola

    Christian Ruvolo, piano

    4:36
  • 9:57 AM

    A Winged Spirit

    Hannah Kendall

    Many Voices: Ten New Pieces for Violin

    Hyeyoon Park, violin

    1:40
  • 9:06 AM

    Piano Trio "Elegiaque" No. 2

    Sergei Rachmaninoff

    Preghiera

    Gidon Kremer, violin

    49:24
  • 9:01 AM

    Prelude: 2nd movement

    William Grant Still

    William Grant Still: Summerland

    New Zealand String Quartet

    Alexa Still, flute

    4:31
  • 8:30 AM

    String Quartet No. 1 "From My Life"

    Bedrich Smetana

    Pavel Haas Quartet

    28:25
  • 8:24 AM

    Nocturne No. 12

    Faure: The Complete Music for Piano

    Kathryn Stott, piano

    5:12
  • 8:06 AM

    Songs of the Oak

    Florence Price

    Price: Songs of the Oak - Concert Overtures Nos. 1-2

    Wurttemberg Philharmonic Reutlingen

    John Jeter, conductor

    16:20
  • 8:01 AM

    Sketchbook of a Journey: Night at Sea with Stars

    Anthony Sidney

    Miguel Bonachea, guitar

    Gretchen Chell Cover, harp

    4:24
  • 7:53 AM

    Nature Morte: The Butterfly

    Galina Grigorjeva

    Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Paul Hillier, conductor

    5:05
  • 7:49 AM

    Standchen (Serenade)

    Richard Strauss

    Pedja Muzijevic, piano

    3:03
  • 7:06 AM

    Symphony No. 5

    Sergei Prokofiev

    Prokofiev: Symphony No 5, Lieutenant Kije Suite

    Berlin Philharmonic

    Seiji Ozawa, conductor

    41:25
  • 7:01 AM

    Sure on this Shining Night

    Morten Lauridsen

    A Company Of Voices: Conspirare In Concert

    Conspirare

    Craig Hella Johnson, conductor

    4:29
  • 6:22 AM

    Boom of the Tingling Strings

    Jon Lord

    Jon Lord: Boom Of The Tingling Strings

    Odense Symphony Orchestra

    Paul Mann, conductor

    Nelson Goerner, piano

    36:21
  • 6:17 AM

    Using the Apostate Tyrant as His Tool

    Kassia

    Kronos Quartet

    3:51
  • 6:06 AM

    Trio Sonata No. 2

    Dietrich Buxtehude

    Eroica Trio

    9:47
  • 6:01 AM

    Nocturne No. 2

    Frederic Chopin

    Alexandre Tharaud, piano

    4:34